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A reinforced UNESCO-EU partnership for Education

During a recent visit to Paris the European Commissioner for International partnerships Jutta Urpilainen met with the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay to reaffirm the European Unions EU commitment in favor of teacher training vocational education and training and girls education

October 19, 2021

UNESCO brings together stakeholders to discuss the role of social media in promoting peace

Brussels 22 September 2021 Unlike disinformation and hate speech information is a key ingredient of peace inclusion and effective governance I am glad that many of you have shown interest in joining todays conversation to reflect on how to maximize the potential of digital technologies to increase access to information and contribute to peacebuilding while countering hate speech and disinformation said Tawfik Jelassi UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Communication and Information CI in his opening remarks of the virtual conference Countering online disinformation and hate speech to foster peace organized on 21 September 2021

September 27, 2021

#CoronavirusFacts: strengthening access to reliable information amidst tensions and the pandemic in Haiti

The ongoing pandemic and disinfodemic on COVID19 have emphasized the need for reliable information produced by professional journalists In Haiti journalists factcheckers and specialized NGOs have experienced increased difficulties to effectively and safely report and therefore are looking for help to perform their role during the health crisis In this context UNESCO with the support of the European Union implemented over the past year the project CoronavirusFacts to support media professionals in reporting on the pandemic and debunk mis and disinformation on COVID19

UNESCO online meeting highlights the value of cultural entrepreneurship in addressing gender inequality

UNESCO, IOM and the European Union Partner to Boost Livelihoods Opportunities with Focus on Iraq’s Cultural Heritage

UNESCO supports fact-checking workshops for journalists and representatives of civil society in Turkey

December 9, 2020

Road to transparent journalism: UNESCO supports commitment of media outlets of South East Europe to ethical auditing

UNESCO and its project partner the Ethical Journalism Network support media outlets in South East Europe to perform ethical audits and to publish it on their website to increase their transparency towards readers

November 26, 2020

UNESCO will launch a free MIL Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for South East Europe

November 20, 2020

Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on journalists’ labour rights in South East Europe and Turkey

October 22, 2020

At European Parliament, UNESCO Director Guy Berger stresses the pressing need to implement SDG 16.10

October 19, 2020

Youth of Sanaa Laying the Stones of Hope

September 29, 2020

Social media campaign to counter conspiracy theories extended to South East Europe and Turkey

UNESCO has released a set of infographic materials in all languages of South East Europe and Turkey to tackle the online spread of COVID19 related conspiracy theories through critical thinking and empathy

September 29, 2020

'MIL policies are our policies': new partnership of UNESCO with youth organisations in South East Europe and Turkey

September 24, 2020